Rivers state
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The Rivers State House of Assembly on Saturday threatened to impeach the state governor, Sim Fubara. The assembly said it “will not hesitate to impeach Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution.” Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, disclosed this during a media briefing in Port Harcourt,…
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Hon Akor Prince Nna, the lawmaker who represents the ward of former Governor Nyesom Wike in Obio/Akpor Local Government in the Rivers State House of Assembly, has announced his resignation. The lawmaker stated that he is backing Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the ongoing power tussle in the state. He has stepped down from his position…
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The Supreme Court has declared Siminalayi Fubara as the duly elected Governor of Rivers State. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 elections in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, had challenged Fubara’s victory in the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared Fubara as the winner of the election.…
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Amid the lingering political crisis in Rivers State, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said he had no regrets about making Siminalayi Fubara governor. Wike said the decision to make Fubara governor was made to ensure unity in the state. Speaking at a New Year luncheon he organised in his…
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Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has extended the interim order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from taking any action against the 26 Rivers State House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Okorowo extended the order following…
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Some youths in Rivers State have warned Governor Siminalayi Fubara against recalling the commissioners that resigned from his administration. They also warned the governor against re-presenting the 2024 budget to the House of Assembly. The youths, who protested in large numbers in Port Harcourt on Friday, said they will occupy the Government House if the…
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Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara has approved the sum of N100,000 as Christmas bonus for workers in Rivers State. Announcing the development in a statement seen by Naija News on Tuesday, the state commissioner for information and communication, Warisenibo Joe Johnson detailed that the sum was approved for immediate implementation to allow Rivers workers enjoy their yuletide…
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The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has declared that there is no price that is too much to pay for peace. He added that he would continue to pay the price for peace to reign in Rivers State. MEZIESBLOG reports Fubara made the declaration on Tuesday at the 3rd Convocation and 6th Founders Day ceremonies of the PAMO…
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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State and his immediate predecessor, Nyesom Wike have agreed to end the political crisis rocking the state. NEZIESBLOG reports that the agreement was reached after President Bola Tinubu and other stakeholders met with the two warring factions on Monday. A document emerging from the meeting directed that all impeachment proceedings initiated…
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Wike has been embroiled in a dispute with his successor and incumbent governor of the oil-rich state, Siminalayi Fubara. Amid the political crisis rocking Rivers State, ex-governor Nyesom Wike, has warned politicians not to pull the ladder they used in getting to exalted positions. “Don’t pull the ladder that you use in climbing. When you…
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Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has claimed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike ignored his counsel. According to Eze, the law of nature is at work against Wike, who is currently in a…
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Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has vowed never to surrender the state to blackmail and intimidation. Fubara said the state is the people’s inheritance. Hence, he would protect and defend it from blackmail. He spoke at the quarterly general meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt. The governor and…
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Leaders of various ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta have paid a solidarity visit to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to convey the region’s appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for including him in his cabinet. The Niger Delta leaders also congratulated Wike on his appointment as minister. A statement issued…
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The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has apologised to the people of the state over the recent political crisis in the state. In a statement on Saturday, Fubara described the crisis as “regrettable anxieties.” According to him, it was important to make sacrifices for peace to reign. Fubara addressed the bombing of the state…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike has described as ignorant those accusing him of demanding 25 per cent from the Rivers government. Wike stated this when a delegation of the Rivers Caucus in the 10th National Assembly, comprising three senators and 11 members of the House of Representatives, visited him in Abuja. A crisis…
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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dele Momodu has reacted to the crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Recall that political developments in the state took a dangerous turn on Monday morning with the sack of Edison Ehie, the majority leader of the State House of Assembly and the commencement of impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminilayi…
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